H. W. BRANDS holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. ANew York Timesbestselling author, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in biography forThe First AmericanandTraitor to His Class.
“A balanced, unromanticized account [of] America’s great epic.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Sweeping and specific. . . . [Brands] writes the story with
clarity and vigor. . . . Clearly adds to our knowledge of an era
when men rode to the sound of guns and honor was a comprehensible
concept.” —The Washington Post Book World
“[Brands] offers both sides of the Texas story, striking
perspectives from both the revolutionists and the Mexicans who
opposed them. . . . Lone Star Nation combines depth, description
and detail in a magnificent, fascinating book.” —The Miami
Herald
“Extraordinary. . . . A rich story that thrives above all else on
the novelistic depth of character he gives to his subjects.”
—Austin American-Statesman
“Rousing. . . . [Brands] is a master of the ground-view, narrative
history.” —Dallas Morning News
“Brands [is] on the path to becoming the preeminent popular
historian of his generation. . . . There is no denying [his] talent
for clear, cogent and uncluttered prose.” —Chicago Tribune
“Lively and readable . . . contains vivid portraits.” —Harper’s
Magazine
“The most compelling analysis of the results of the war as well as
the best articulated defense for the motives of [Stephen] Austin,
Sam Houston and the other Texas patriots.” —The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
“Notably clear eyed. . . . [Brands] is conversant with the
intricacies of his subject [as] he describes the contentiousness,
independence and sense of entitlement that eventually turned Texas,
however briefly, into a free and self-contained nation.” —The New
York Times
“Vibrant, energetic, and masterful. . . . Immensely readable.” —The
Washington Times
“Extremely vivid and beautifully written. . . . Brands [is] a
master of description.” —The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
“Gripping. . . . A book that is sweeping and specific in allowing a
reader to be deliciously immersed in the magnificent story. . . .
Even well-versed readers will find new perspective here.” —Fort
Worth Star-Telegram
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